At noon on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month in 1991, the north wind, carrying fine snow particles, hit the glass windows. Xu Jianguo was standing in the kitchen of his own home in the Central Security Bureau, with the dough on the chopping board in front of him steaming.
Suddenly, Xu Ping'an's voice came from the living room outside: "Dad, Uncle Changshan has brought Grandpa Su and the others back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of footsteps suddenly rang out on the stairs, and Erya, Funiu and Lele ran down from upstairs quickly.
Following behind them was Xiao Hongdou.
At this time, Xu Jianguo and Lin Hongtao, who heard the noise, came out of the kitchen. Wen Sitian, Daya and Lin Hongxia, who were busy pasting window flowers in the bedroom, also came out.
As the door opened, three old men, Su Dingshan, Wu Tianlong and Wang Huaian, came in from outside with their respective spouses, braving the wind and snow.
As soon as they entered the door, Erya, Funiu and Lele came to greet them. Seeing this, the old men and women immediately showed happy smiles on their faces.
Xu Jianguo and Wen Sitian also went up to them with others and greeted them with a smile.
Su Dingshan looked at Xu Jianguo, who was wearing an apron, and said with a smile, "That's great, little brat. I can taste your cooking skills again today, right?"
"Of course!" Xu Jianguo said with a smile, then he leaned over to Su Dingshan's ear and whispered, "Tonight, there's plenty of braised pork and wine! I'll bring you some back before you leave!"
"You are the most reliable kid. Your grandma always keeps me from eating meat. I am so greedy that I almost forget what meat tastes like!" Su Dingshan said with a face full of grievance.
"What are you two whispering about?" At this time, an old lady standing behind Su Dingshan spoke, which immediately made the two of them shudder.
When Wen Sitian and the others saw this scene, they immediately burst into laughter, and Xu Jianguo's living room also became lively with the laughter.
As everyone sat down, Daya and the others began to busy themselves with pouring tea and serving fruit to the elderly, while Xiao Hongdou ran to the TV cabinet and turned on a 24-inch color TV that Xu Jianguo had bought from the Friendship Store last year.
The moment the switch was turned on, the image of Longxia TV Channel 1 suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
Although the television programs of this era were not as rich and colorful as those in later generations, for the people of Longxia in the early 1990s, watching TV was definitely the best leisure and entertainment activity. It was definitely not like in later generations where the TV at home could only serve as background music.
Originally, according to Xu Jianguo's idea, he wanted to get a few Toshiba Rocket Launcher 29-inch TVs directly from Japan, but then he thought about it and realized that they were not available in China at that time. If he really brought them back, it would be difficult to explain.
So after thinking about it, I can only give up this idea temporarily.
However, Xu Jianguo was determined to get a 29-inch color TV and a Kenwood stereo system with a subwoofer. After all, in his previous life, when he had just started his business and made his first fortune, he had spent more than 30,000 yuan to buy such a set.
In order to buy this set of things, Xu Jianguo specially used a lot of connections and finally bought it in a duty-free shop.
So after Xu Jianguo was reborn in the 1990s, he still had some feelings in his heart, and always wanted to have again what he had in his previous life.
After Xu Jianguo accompanied the three old men to drink tea in the living room for a while, he went into the kitchen again and started preparing today's New Year's Eve dinner with Lin Hongtao.
At this time, apart from Wenwen and Hu Xiaohui, the only two people left at home were the old man and Grandma Deng.
Wenwen didn't come back because he was sent to the Northwest to lead a team in an exercise and training mission in the desert. He is expected to come back tonight, but it will probably be nine or ten o'clock by the time he gets home.
My daughter-in-law, Hu Xiaohui, had to work the night shift at the hospital and would not be able to get off work until eight o'clock. It was estimated that she and Wenwen would arrive home at the same time.
As for the old man and Grandma Deng, they were expected to arrive before dinner because there was an urgent meeting to be held in the West Hall of the Red Wall.
The New Year's Eve dinner prepared by Xu Jianguo tonight is still rich. Moreover, because it is windy and snowy outside today, he specially prepared a large copper pot for each table, which is filled with a pot of lamb ribs and lamb ribs.
The flavor of the seasonings and herbs fills the entire kitchen with a rich, lingering aroma, which is an irresistible temptation for the foodies in the family.
Just as Xu Jianguo was busy in the kitchen, several little heads appeared at the kitchen door.
Xu Jianguo had naturally noticed their presence a long time ago, but he could only pretend not to see them, otherwise, that big pot of lamb ribs would probably not be served on the table.
In addition to lamb ribs, various ingredients such as fish, meat, eggs, vegetables, seafood, tofu, etc. are also neatly placed on the table against the wall in the kitchen.
According to his plan, as soon as the old man and Grandma Deng came in, he would start cooking, and the timing was just right.
It is worth mentioning that Lin Hongxia did not celebrate the New Year at home this year, because she took her boyfriend Li Xiangdong to Lin Hongtao and Daya’s home in Zhuanta Hutong to get to know them.
Both of them felt that the young man was a down-to-earth person, so they agreed to their relationship.
Therefore, Lin Hongxia and Li Xiangdong are now at the stage of discussing marriage.
The reason why she did not come back to celebrate the New Year this year was because the two of them responded to the school's call and went to the deep mountains of Xiangzhou Province to teach.
Later, because the villagers were so enthusiastic, the two of them discussed it and decided to stay in the village for the New Year this year, so as to avoid having to walk the mountain road again next year.
The family naturally supported this, and Xu Jianguo even specially arranged for space servants to send a lot of things to the two of them through the space portal, hoping that they could have a prosperous Spring Festival this year while away from home.
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